| MCMENEMY | Southampton. Sunderland and Northern Ireland manager (8) |
| NEILL | Terry Spurs, Arsenal and Northern Ireland manager (5) |
| SAMMY | ..... McIlroy, Macclesfield Town and Northern Ireland manager (5) |
| MCCARTHY | Millwall, Sunderland, Wolves, Cardiff City and Republic of Ireland manager (8) |
| CHARLTON | Jack ........, Middlesbrough, Newcastle United and Republic of Ireland manager (8) |
| INFERIOR | Looking back, referee between Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland is poor (8) |
| HIBERNIA | An island comprising the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. |
| BRYANHAMILTON | 1994-98 Northern Ireland manager (5,8) |
| UNIONIST | Person supporting the political links between Great Britain and Northern Ireland (8) |
| ONEILL | Michael, football coach reappointed Northern Ireland manager in 2022 (6) |
| PHILLIPS | Kevin ........ , Hartlepool manager from Jan-apr 2024, former Sunderland and West Brom forward (8) |
| PICKFORD | Jordan ........ , Sunderland and England U-21 goalkeeper (8) |
| CRADDOCK | Jody ........ , 1997-2003 Sunderland and 2003-13 Wolves defender (8) |
| ROYALOAK | The - - Foundation; the American partner of the National Trust of England, Wales and Northern Ireland (5,3) |
| AJIALESE | Sunderland and England youth defender (3,5) |
| LEECLARK | English midfielder who had two spells at Newcastle United either side of spells at Sunderland and Fulham |
| MARTPOOM | 1991-2009 Estonia, 2003-06 Sunderland and 2007-09 Watford goalkeeper (4,4) |
| HAND | Who was Ireland manager for five years between John Giles and Jack Charlton? (4) |
| KERR | Who succeeded Mick McCarthy as Ireland manager? (4) |
| ROGAN | Anton ....., Sunderland, Celtic and Northern Ireland defender (5) |
